Content Warnings
Overall Severity: 🔴 75/100
Total warning time: 5m 45s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 10/100 (10s)
- 🟢 10/100 Brief suggestive dialogue about the murderer's targets.
Drug Use: 🟢 20/100 (15s)
- 🟢 20/100 Characters are seen smoking cigarettes in a few scenes.
Violence: 🔴 85/100 (5m 15s)
- 🔴 70/100 Discussion of child murders, though not shown on screen.
- 🔴 90/100 Intense mob violence and psychological torment of the murderer.
Strong Language: 🟡 30/100 (5s)
- 🟡 30/100 Mild profanity used in dialogue.
Details for M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)
Who directed the movie 'M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder' (1931)?
The movie was directed by Fritz Lang.
Who plays the role of the child murderer in 'M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder'?
Peter Lorre plays the role of the child murderer, Hans Beckert.
What is the plot of 'M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder'?
The movie follows the manhunt for a serial killer who preys on children, causing widespread panic in Berlin. Both the police and the criminal underworld join forces to track him down.
Is 'M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder' based on a true story?
No, the movie is not based on a true story, but it was inspired by real-life serial killers like Peter Kürten, known as the 'Vampire of Düsseldorf.'
What is the significance of the letter 'M' in the movie's title?
The 'M' stands for 'Mörder' (murderer in German), and it is also the mark that the criminals use to identify the killer in the film.
